Biggest news you missed this weekend
Bill Paxton, star of 'Titanic,' 'Aliens,' dead at 61
Actor Bill Paxton, whose movie credits include Twister, Apollo 13 and Aliens, has died at age 61. In a statement, a family representative said, "It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery. A loving husband and father, Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker. Hollywood stars reacting to Paxton's death included Tom Hanks, who described Paxton as a "wonderful man."
Trump will shun annual D.C. dinner
President Trump said Saturday he will skip the White House Correspondents Dinner in April. The annual black-tie dinner, set for April 29 at the Washington Hilton, is attended by journalists, politicians and other Washington movers and shakers. But White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Sunday: "You know, one of the things we say in the south if a Girl Scout egged your house, would you buy cookies from her?" If he follows through, Trump would be the first president to miss the event since Ronald Reagan, who was recovering from an assassination attempt in 1981. Presidents Carter and Nixon also missed the event on multiple occasions.
At CPAC, Trump slams media as 'enemy' in speech riddled with falsehoods
Trump turned his Friday speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference into a full-throated attack on journalism, saying some reporters make up unnamed sources for "fake news" and again describing them as "the enemy" of the American people. But FactCheck.org found that Trump’s speech contained a lot of the same false and misleading claims it has been fact-checking for months.
Dozens injured after vehicle runs into crowd of paradegoers in New Orleans
A vehicle crashed into a crowd of people at an intersection during a parade in New Orleans on Saturday night, injuring about 28 people, police say. New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison said one person is in custody and that he is being investigated for driving while intoxicated. Harrison was asked twice by the media if terrorism was suspected. While he didn’t say “No” he did say it looks like a case of DWI. “We suspect that that subject was highly intoxicated,” he said.
Trump's quick deportation plan may be illegal, past immigration chiefs say
Former immigration enforcement chiefs are questioning the legality of Trump's plan to ramp up a program that allows federal agents to quickly deport suspected undocumented immigrants without appearing before a judge. "Expedited removals" have been in force for 20 years but have only been used against people caught within 100 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border and who are alleged to have entered the country within the previous two weeks. Now, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has ordered an expansion of the program to apply nationwide and for anyone who entered the country within the previous two years.
Oscars shock: Academy strips nomination for '13 Hours' sound mixer
A day before Sunday night's Oscars, sound mixer Greg P. Russell had his Oscar nomination for 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi dramatically stripped away by the Academy Board of Governors. It had been Russell's 17th Academy Award nomination; he has never won before. The decision to rescind the nomination was prompted by the discovery that Russell had called his fellow members of the Academy's Sound Branch during the nominations phase "to make them aware of his work on the film, in direct violation of a campaign regulation that prohibits telephone lobbying," according to an Academy statement.
Great expectations: How Trump voters expect the president to deliver for them
As Trump prepares to detail his legislative agenda in his first speech to Congress on Tuesday, the voters who helped elect him have agendas of their own. We turned to USA TODAY's Trump Voter Panel to ask what they have in mind. They have high hopes for how the new president is going to affect their lives — from boosting their small businesses by reducing regulations to shortening wait times to get an appointment with a Veterans Administration doctor. Here's what they told us.
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